Hangzhou West Lake - Traditional Longjing Tea Garden Landscape

West Lake is located to the west of Hangzhou City,Zhejiang Province.It is one of the most famous ancient scenic spots in China .West Lake was originally connected with the sea.After the Holocene,it has evolved from a bay to a lagoon then to a famous scenery lake ,and the overall pattern of the lake ,mountain,city and river close to each other has been formed. It is not only a scenic spot with a mountain and a lake in the general sense ,but also a composition with artistic ingenuity .With the rise of the Hangzhou City to the east of the lake,ingeniously making use of the advantageous geography location and natural conditions,the ancestors carried out alteration,processing and construction for it unceasingly .After the middle period of Tang dynasty,it gradually became the most representative aesthetic scenic spot with hills and waters of China and the classical model of the Confucian culture in the aesthetic field.

Tea drinking , as a prevailing custon in China,was also prosperous in the Tang and Song dynasty.Hangzhou is one of the birthplaces of Chinese tea culture.Tea trees have been planted in the mountains of West Lake ever since the Dongjin (Eastern Jin )dysnasty.In the Beisong Dynasty,the Xianglin Tea" of the Xiatianzhu temple,the"Baiyun Tea"of the ShangtianzhuTemple,and the "Baoyun Tea"Were listed as tributes.

Hangzhou West Lake -Longjing Tea garden is an outstanding model of the perfect combination of human and nature. Xihu Longjing Tea is flat and smooth in shape ,with green and yellow color and luster.When making tea ,pouring boiled water of about 80 degree celsius into the cup,and then tea buds will slowly roll up,like lotuses floating from the water .The tea liquor is dark green and smells sweet and mellow.Xihu Longjing Tea is well-known around the WORLD due to four wonders ,namely "green color,sweet smell,mellow taste and beautiful shape".

Just remember that you really should buy something after such an experience -if Longjing Tea doesn't turn out to be your cup of tea,it makes a great gift!